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Senate approves Obama nominee to key appeals court
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a break from bipartisan battles over judicial appointments, the U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a White House nominee to the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Senate voted 97-0 to...Tags: U.S. Senate, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Defense of Marriage Act, Barack Obama
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Anne Arundel stormwater fee debate flows into June
In Anne Arundel County, where new stormwater fees have generated national attention amid criticism of what some call Maryland's "rain tax," the debate over how much to charge property owners will continue into June. County Council members had been...
Tags: Politics, Laura Neuman
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In Indonesia, soccer is kicked around by political parties
ReutersJAKARTA (Reuters) - As monsoon rains swept the stadium, the chanting grew louder. "Indonesia! Indonesia!" More than 60,000 people packed into Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on a recent Saturday night to see the national soccer team play. Another...Tags: Elections, Soccer, Government, Politics, Sports
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U.S. Commerce nominee poised for swift Senate approval
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker on Thursday appeared on her way to becoming U.S. commerce secretary, after a top Republican lawmaker said she had answered most of his questions about her role in the failure of an Illinois bank...Tags: Memorial Day, John D. Rockefeller IV, Slavery, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Labor Legislation
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House Approves Driver's Licenses For Undocumented
The Hartford CourantFollowing a debate that stretched on for more than seven and a half hours, the state House of Representatives approved a bill just after dawn on Thursday that offers undocumented immigrants the opportunity to obtain a Connecticut driver's license. The...Tags: Elections, Illegal Immigrants, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Waterbury
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RPT-Switching from scandals, Obama to address drones and Guantanamo
Reuters(Repeats with no change in content) By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention away from a series of domestic scandals with a speech on Thursday that defends the U.S. use of drones abroad and lays out...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Civil Rights, George W. Bush, Yemen, Crime, Law and Justice
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Amid rancor, a chance for U.S. action on trade bill
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major trade legislation appears increasingly likely to clear Congress this year despite an intensely partisan atmosphere made worse by scandals plaguing President Barack Obama's administration. Business groups are preparing to push...Tags: Democratic Party, George W. Bush, Think Tanks, Crime, Law and Justice, Trade Policy
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Analysis: In any scandal, lying to Congress is tough to prove
ReutersWASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) - When embattled Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner was called before a congressional committee Wednesday, she declared that she had done nothing wrong - but said she did not intend to testify. Her defiance only...Tags: Witnesses, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Roger Clemens
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Key IRS official refuses to testify
WASHINGTON — In a contentious climax Wednesday to a series of congressional hearings, Lois Lerner, a key IRS manager, invoked her right to not testify about the agency's targeting of conservative groups, igniting howls from Republicans and...
Tags: Witnesses, Taxation, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Georgetown
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Eric Garcetti's winning strategy took Wendy Greuel strongholds
Eric Garcetti defeated Wendy Greuel in the Los Angeles mayor's race despite Greuel’s overwhelming support in heavily African American neighborhoods. The city controller's strength among black voters in South L.A. was too little to make up for...
Tags: Elections, Kevin James, Local Elections, Richard Riordan, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Snyder: Michigan could still get Medicaid expansion
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday he is hopeful he can still broker an agreement with the Republican-led Legislature to expand government health insurance for low-income adults, despite the state's tentative budget...
Tags: Personal Income, Health Insurance, Republican Party, Rick Snyder, Barack Obama
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U.S. Commerce nominee faces questions on failed bank, tax havens
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Department of Commerce faced questions on Thursday about her role in the failure of a Illinois bank in the early 2000s and her billionaire family's use of offshore tax havens to...Tags: John Thune, Elections, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Career and Workplace, Barack Obama
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